AddEntityFrameworkStores Can Only Be Called With A Role That Derives From IdentityRole In .NET Core 2.0
Answer : Long time since I asked this question, but here's how I deal with nowadays: Startup.cs services.AddIdentity<User, Role>() .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>() .AddDefaultTokenProviders(); services.AddScoped<RoleManager<Role>>(); Entites: public class User : IdentityUser<int> { } public class Role : IdentityRole<int> { } For same issue, you can look at this:https://github.com/aspnet/Identity/issues/1364